opinions on different oilskin coats

[GUEY]

How warm are these coats and what's the go with the smell. Been wanting to get one for years but my missus reckons they stink.

[Bird]

How warm are these coats and what's the go with the smell. Been wanting to get one for years but my missus reckons they stink.

Theres barely any smell to them at all unless you've been riding a sweaty horse or left it wet in the shed.

[Jason B]

How warm are these coats and what's the go with the smell. Been wanting to get one for years but my missus reckons they stink.

Mate they do stink. Mine is a full length drizabone and it has an odour to it. I haven't used mine much and it is always hung up on a hook. It just has a musty oily smell to it. My missus says the same thing and it has had it from new.

She has a Thomas Cook one that doesn't smell as much.

As others have stated gore tex it the go if you want to be completely waterproof without the weight of the drizabone. I have two gore tex jackets and invariably grab these over the oil skin every time. My mountain designs one allows a  polartec jacket to zip into it. Much warmer also.

Jas

[Bird]

glad you asked? LMAO

[Tjupurula]

Theres barely any smell to them at all unless you've been riding a sweaty horse or left it wet in the shed.

I have ridden many horses during musters and the like Lost, and it has never affected the Driza Bone that much, and believe me, the horses have been sweating sometimes.  Cattle in the yards, when in with them do mke it smell, but that was because the cattle applied some of their "polish" on me.
Regards
Tjupurula

[Nay-DMAX]

How warm are these coats and what's the go with the smell. Been wanting to get one for years but my missus reckons they stink.

I guess warmth wise it depends on what the inside of them is but I think they are good with wind and rain.  I think they smell ok and I have ridden horses in mine.  I have always store mine rolled up as I have heard it is better for keeping the oil good longer.

[Bird]

So what brands are people buyin these days???

Whats good quality at not drizabone prices


Also like the look of these

http://www.aussieoutbackwear.com.au/product/8H05

[Hoyks]

I have 2 full length coats. One a Drizabone that I got when I was 16 to go to Ag-Quip...It always rains at Ag-Quip. The other is a Mountain Mac by Windsor Riding Apparel that I inherited from my Dad after he sold the farm.

So, one is 30 years old and the other around 20, but they both still work fine when it rains (doesn't rain enough here  ), they have been re-coated once in that time. They are an oilskin coat, so are greasy and for that reason I wouldn't get a a jacket or a vest. If I had one of those I'd be tempted to wear it in the vehicle and leave greasy marks on the cloth seats.

Do they smell? Yes, it is a musty sort of smell, I don't find it unpleasant by any stretch. Even when they have been hung up for weeks in a well ventilated space, they still smell a bit musty. Dads was always folded up in a plastic bag in the farm ute, it didn't smell up the cab as the bag seemed to contain it well enough.

Are they warm? Yes, sort of. They are wind proof and some come with a thick liner, some with wool liners. Mine are cotton, so not too bulky.
Get one that is over sized though, this way you can wear something warm under it and rely on the outer shell to keep the wind out, so you need a bit of room for layers and to still be able to move. I prefer to get one that is longer in the arms too, that way if you have a jumper with long sleeves the coat arms are still longer and it stops the cuffs getting wet and it wicking up your arms.

For re-waterproofing your gear, there are tins of stuff you can buy. I used the genuine Drizabone stuff as my coat started leaking like a sieve after wearing it on a hike where it rained for 4 days straight. 1/2 a tin was enough to do a heavy coating to the whole thing. There are other products available now that are basically the same.
For a better price, avoid the camping stores and go to a rural supplies store or a saddlery, but sometimes it isn't worth the running around.

[Bird]

I have 2 full length coats. One a Drizabone that I got when I was 16 to go to Ag-Quip...It always rains at Ag-Quip. The other is a Mountain Mac by Windsor Riding Apparel that I inherited from my Dad after he sold the farm.

So, one is 30 years old and the other around 20, but they both still work fine when it rains (doesn't rain enough here  ), they have been re-coated once in that time. They are an oilskin coat, so are greasy and for that reason I wouldn't get a a jacket or a vest. If I had one of those I'd be tempted to wear it in the vehicle and leave greasy marks on the cloth seats.

Do they smell? Yes, it is a musty sort of smell, I don't find it unpleasant by any stretch. Even when they have been hung up for weeks in a well ventilated space, they still smell a bit musty. Dads was always folded up in a plastic bag in the farm ute, it didn't smell up the cab as the bag seemed to contain it well enough.

Are they warm? Yes, sort of. They are wind proof and some come with a thick liner, some with wool liners. Mine are cotton, so not too bulky.
Get one that is over sized though, this way you can wear something warm under it and rely on the outer shell to keep the wind out, so you need a bit of room for layers and to still be able to move. I prefer to get one that is longer in the arms too, that way if you have a jumper with long sleeves the coat arms are still longer and it stops the cuffs getting wet and it wicking up your arms.

For re-waterproofing your gear, there are tins of stuff you can buy. I used the genuine Drizabone stuff as my coat started leaking like a sieve after wearing it on a hike where it rained for 4 days straight. 1/2 a tin was enough to do a heavy coating to the whole thing. There are other products available now that are basically the same.
For a better price, avoid the camping stores and go to a rural supplies store or a saddlery, but sometimes it isn't worth the running around.

Great info 

[Bird]

Also like the look of these

Well bought one today at the BP servo on eastlink $25   its almost too hot in this weather.. Will be ****in awesome for Knockwood...

[Alan Loy]

Given your new avatar have you "stopped the negative vibes, man" ??

[Bird]

Given your new avatar have you "stopped the negative vibes, man" ??

Classic movie!!!